起见
qǐ​jiàn

for the sake of

  • created sense approved 起见/起見 · qǐ​jiàn · for the sake of — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    起见 / 起見

    qǐ​jiàn

    for the sake of

    Used after a noun, verb, or pronoun to express a motive or purpose; often used in the [[为|為|wei4]] ... qǐ jiàn pattern meaning "for the purpose of" or "out of consideration for"

    起 (literal) → 起 · qǐ · to start 见 (literal) → 见/見 · jiàn · opinion

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  • created sense approved 起见/起見 · qǐ​jiàn · motive — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    起见 / 起見

    qǐ​jiàn

    motive

    (literary) motive; purpose; intention

    起 (literal) → 起 · qǐ · to start 见 (literal) → 见/見 · jiàn · opinion

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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